US Liberty Cap Bust Left Half Cent Coins | Facts, Grading Standards, and Specifications

Liberty Cap Bust Left Half Cent (1793)

Liberty Cap Half Cent General Grading Standards

AG3 About Good - Clear enough to identify.
G4 Good - Outline of bust clear, no details. Date readable. Reverse lettering incomplete.
VG8 Very Good - Some hair details. Reverse lettering complete.
F12 Fine - Most of hair detail shows. Leaves worn but all visible.
VF20 Very Fine - Hair near ear and forehead worn, other areas distinct. Some details in leaves show.
EF40 Extremely Fine - Light wear on highest parts of head and wreath.
AU50 About Uncirculated - Only a trace of wear shows on Liberty's face.

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Designer: Undetermined. Candidates include Joseph Wright or Adam Eckfeldt
Diameter: 22 millimeters	Weight: 6.74 grams
Content: 100% copper	Edge: Lettered "Two hundred for a dollar"

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1793	35,334	0

Mint Mark Legend:

There are no mintmarks on these coins, all coins were minted in Philadelphia.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Philadelphia	1793-present

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